I agree, and that also applies to the size and weight of most trucks.

May 3, 2024
7:40:35pm

Yiowa All-American

Utah is especially bad at this, we could save tremendous amounts of money by not designing neighborhood roads for semi-trucks.

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I don't even know where to start with this post...

TheLost Parody account

May 3, 4:04pm

Is that weight with the battery charged, or uncharged?

Ragnar Danneskjold

May 3, 4:07pm

charged.. its so light when the battery is down to 30% its basicly unsafe.

TheLost

May 3, 4:08pm

But on a more serious note, most EV drivers around here like to test their 0-60 at each red light. I'm sure that is

Ragnar Danneskjold

May 3, 4:11pm

That only leaves the $$ tires on the road.

TheLost

May 3, 4:25pm

RE: That only leaves the $$ tires on the road.

Ragnar Danneskjold

May 3, 4:47pm

Someone sent up the bat signal

BYUMizzou

May 3, 4:07pm

That 10 years thing is conjecture right? Do we have any real world evidence of

NC CougarBear

May 3, 4:13pm

I can believe it on the early EVs. Old Nissan Leafs are not worth the cost of a replacement battery pack.

John Doe

May 3, 4:21pm

My 2016 Nissan Leaf is still going strong. Battery has degraded some, sure.

CPAcoug87

May 3, 4:25pm

Cost of EV battery replacement shortens their life significantly. Hazardous

septicpumper

May 4, 2:10pm

I agree on cars. The arguments I saw were specific to long-haul semi trucks. No idea whether they are valid or not.

John Doe

May 3, 4:15pm

Why call out the whole post and only address one of the items listed?

Jericho

May 3, 4:17pm

If you give me a short list of "facts" and one is suspect and I have knowledge

NC CougarBear

May 3, 4:22pm

Because nobody really wants facts on CB...

TheLost

May 3, 4:44pm

Save the world, rebuild a 50-year old classic car.

Division Bell

May 3, 4:18pm

All or nothing reasoning isn’t reasonable (on either side of this issue)

RWaters

May 3, 4:18pm

The BMW looks 1000% better.

Swag Kazekage

May 3, 4:36pm

Pig snout grill, nuff said.

OnEMoReTrY

May 3, 5:13pm

Why isn’t the Model 3 compared to something actually similar?

MarylandFan

May 3, 5:08pm

WSJ: EVs emit WAY more particles

septicpumper

May 3, 5:31pm

Guardian article. EV ecological disaster

septicpumper

May 3, 5:35pm

EVs cause more than twice the road damage

septicpumper

May 3, 5:37pm

Precisely why we need a universal weight tax. Unfortunately neither side seems

Yiowa

May 3, 5:40pm

Fine but we need to recognize the total environmental impact of EVs includes

septicpumper

May 3, 6:12pm

I agree, and that also applies to the size and weight of most trucks.

Yiowa

May 3, 7:40pm

Now find a study from the US... because a Toyota Sienna Curb Weight = 4,610 lb.. Model Y Curb Weight = 4,398 lb

TheLost

May 4, 9:31am

EVs weigh more than gas and that causes more road damage (ie environmental neg)

septicpumper

May 4, 1:34pm

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